Cate Blanchett says she’ll “fight to the death for the right to suspend disbelief and play roles beyond my experience.” Image: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/ Getty Images Hollywood has a long history of straight actors playing LGBTQ personas, and it’s something Cate Blanchett has defended. The Australian actress played a lesbian wife in 2015 movie Carol , and in accordance with the Hollywood Reporte r, she had never been asked about her sexuality until she played an LGBTQ character. SEE ALSO: How LGBTQ people are breaking down barriers to take over…